Bulova 1953 Sea King

Submitted by Stinky_Sullivan on November 20, 2022 - 8:26pm
A
Manufacture Year
1953
Movement Model
10BUC
Movement Date Code
L3
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
5728301
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
29mm x 28mm x 4.1mm
Gender
Mens
1953 Bulova Sea King “A” dial
1953 Bulova Sea King “A” case back
1953 Bulova Sea King “A” 10BUC movement
1955 Bulova Sea King ad
Stinky_Sullivan
Posted November 20, 2022 - 8:38pm

1953 Bulova Sea King "A" using the 1955 ad as reference.

Stinky_Sullivan
Posted November 21, 2022 - 8:42pm

I don't understand how the '55 ad can identify the Sea King "B" as being the same as the "A" except for having a white dial. But the Sea King "B" in this database doesn't look like a white dial version of the "A". Why is that?

Kathy L.
Posted November 22, 2022 - 10:39am

We can see a model have with variants have different dials.  I think they just didn't go into much detail in the ad to say it was white and different marker layout.  We see the same thing with like the Her Excellency line.  It will show one model and say it comes in yellow, pink, and white but then does not say that the dials are actually different as well.  Just the nature of Bulova ads of the time.

Andersok
Posted November 21, 2022 - 4:31pm

 Sea King "A"

Geoff Baker
Posted November 21, 2022 - 8:25pm

1953 Bulova Sea King A